Service difficulty report · Battery · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 14, 2016
Submitted
March 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
161
Aircraft time
65,843 hours, 74,131 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
020413000
Part serial
099320
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Master
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AUXILIARY BATTERY TEMP AT 38 PRIOR TO T/O, IN CRUISE, SLOWLY ROSE TO 55 WITH A LOAD OF 25 PERCENT AND BOTH TEMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATING. BATTERY SELECTED OFF AND TEMP INCREASED TO 75 DEGREES PRIOR TO LANDING. MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED OF RT TRIP TO REPLACE AUXILIARY BATTERY.